BLM Lake Creek | Established Campground
United States
Details
- Verified:
- almost 2 years ago
- GPS:
- 43.76577, -114.33540
- Altitude:
- 1996.4 masl
- Website:
- None
- Phone:
- None
- Contributor:
-
facebook.com/groups/673898184273869/
Amenities
- Electricity:
- No
- Wifi:
- No
- Kitchen:
- No
- Restaurant:
- No
- Showers:
- No
- Water:
- Natural Source
- Toilets:
- No
- Big Rig Friendly:
- Yes
- Tent Friendly:
- Yes
- Pet Friendly:
- Yes
- Sanitation Dump Station:
- No
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Description
Lake Creek Road Dispersed camping in the Sawtooth National Forest. 16 day max limit. Just wow is all I have to say..... and it not often I'm at a loss for words. I'm wedged pretty deep into a shallow valley surrounded by mountains. It's absolutely gorgeous. There is even a little babbling creek about 100 ft away, that I'm sure with a filter, you could get drinking water. I'm half expecting a heard of elk (maybe a moose??? Lol) to come running down the side of the mountain any minute. Whats great is that this place seems so very remote....and it is....but Ketchum/Sun Valley is only about 10 miles away. There is absolutely nobody here that I saw. Access was pretty easy. Turned off Hwy 75, onto Lake Creek Road, navigated through a high-end neighborhood, until it turns into a gravel road with some major washboard issues. You'll soon see a sign for 3 day limit camping with pullouts and rock fire rings just off the Road. Nice and spread out. You'd think I'd stop and set up there right? Nah....keep going, washboard road and all. Drove another 15 minutes or so at a blistering 5 mph until a sign appeared that said 16 day limit! Lots of pullouts....but of course I kept going till the road started getting sketchy and had to turn around. I took the first spot going back. So i'm about 5 to 7 miles or so off 75 (I think). My spot is flat and I have a fire ring too. No other services obviously. No OTA TV coming in...... but here is the kicker.....internet in blazing fast! VZW is 154 mbps down/12 up. ATT is very good too....55mbps down/3 up. Thinking maybe the people in the nearby swanky neighborhood greased a few palms to make that happen.
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We went further up Lake Creek Road as there were many site occupied right near the road. We were happy to have found an amazing out of the way site. Off the dirt road and down in a valley a bit- huge site w fire ring, shade, and birds galore. Dirt Road in is ok- no problem w our Promaster van. We rode our bikes up the road and found an old mine- so cool. BLM so it’s free! Follow my gps coordinates and you will find it! Enjoy :)
Report Check-InWe loved this place so much! We stayed two days next to the creek and had even a pit toilett in walking distance. Great mountain views and some AT&T coverage.
Report Check-InLake Creek Road Dispersed camping in the Sawtooth National Forest. Just wow is all I have to say..... and it not often I'm at a loss for words. I'm wedged pretty deep into a shallow valley surrounded by mountains. It's absolutely gorgeous. There is even a little babbling creek about 100 ft away, that I'm sure with a filter, you could get drinking water. I'm half expecting a heard of elk (maybe a moose??? Lol) to come running down the side of the mountain any minute. Whats great is that this place seems so very remote....and it is....but Ketchum/Sun Valley is only about 10 miles away. There is absolutely nobody here that I saw. Access was pretty easy. Turned off Hwy 75, onto Lake Creek Road, navigated through a high-end neighborhood, until it turns into a gravel road with some major washboard issues. You'll soon see a sign for 3 day limit camping with pullouts and rock fire 🔥 rings just off the Road. Nice and spread out. You'd think I'd stop and set up there right? Nah....keep going, washboard road and all. Drove another 15 minutes or so at a blistering 5 mph until a sign appeared that said 16 day limit! Lots of pullouts....but of course I kept going till the road started getting sketchy and had to turn around. I took the first spot going back. So im about 5 to 7 miles or so off 75 (I think). My spot is flat and I have a fire ring too. No other services obviously. No OTA TV coming in...... but here is the kicker.....internet in blazing fast! VZW is 154 mbps down/12 up. ATT is very good too....55mbps down/3 up. Thinking maybe the people in the nearby swanky neighborhood greased a few palms to make that happen.
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